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8 self-hosted Asana alternatives

Asana is a popular SaaS work management platform for organizing tasks, projects, and team collaboration. It offers boards, timelines, and workflow automation. These open-source apps let you replace Asana with software you host and control yourself.

Best self-hosted Asana alternatives

Plane

Project Management & Tasks

Open-source project and issue tracking tool

Replaces Jira, Linear

★ 55.7k Medium setup AGPL-3.0

Focalboard

Project Management & Tasks

Open-source project and task management boards

Replaces Trello, Asana

★ 26.4k Easy setup MIT

OpenProject

Project Management & Tasks

Open-source project management and collaboration

Replaces Jira, Asana

★ 15.8k Hard setup GPL-3.0

Leantime

Project Management & Tasks

Goal-oriented project management for teams

Replaces Asana, Trello

★ 11.3k Medium setup AGPL-3.0

Taskcafe

Project Management & Tasks

Open-source project management with kanban boards

Replaces Trello, Asana

★ 5.2k Medium setup MIT

Vikunja

Project Management & Tasks

Open-source to-do and project management app

Replaces Todoist, Trello

★ 5k Easy setup AGPL-3.0

Worklenz

Project Management & Tasks

Open-source project and team management platform

Replaces Asana, Monday.com

★ 3.1k Medium setup AGPL-3.0

Mobilizon Tasks

Project Management & Tasks

Self-hosted task and milestone tracker in Elixir

Replaces Asana, Basecamp

★ 98 Medium setup MIT

Switching from Asana

Moving off Asana means trading a managed subscription for a service you run yourself. The payoff is ownership: no per-seat pricing, no vendor lock-in, and full control of your data. Start with the option above that matches your setup-difficulty comfort level — every app links to a detailed specs page and head-to-head comparisons.